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AI · October 21, 2020

Code Completion, by Kite

AI-powered autocomplete engine for 13 languages and 16 IDEs

Code Completion, by Kite launched on October 21, 2020 with 90 votes, #489 of 4,018 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

Kite’s free AI-powered completions predict what you’re going to type next. As a result, developers who use Kite write code 18% faster on average. Kite now integrates with all of the popular programming languages and IDEs, and we’re constantly adding more.

“These markets are so large and they’re growing so fast, we’re actually seeing brand effects take place. And we haven’t seen that since the internet. And by brand effects, I mean if you become the household name, you will get the adoption.” From 2014 to 2021, Kite was a startup using AI to help developers write code. We have stopped working on Kite, and are no longer supporting the Kite software. Thank you to everyone who used our product, and thank you to our team members and investors who made this journey possible. While we built next-generation experiences for developers, our business failed in two important ways. First, we failed to deliver our vision of AI-assisted programming because…from kite.com

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